FC Braşov

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FC Braşov

Full name	Fotbal Club Braşov
Nickname(s)	The Flagers (Stegarii),The Black Eagles (Vulturii Negrii)
Short name	FC Braşov
Founded	1937
Ground	Stadionul Tineretului, Braşov (Capacity: 12,670)
Owner	Ioan Neculaie
Chairman	Dinu Gheorghe
Manager	Nicolò Napoli
League	Liga I
2008-09	Liga I, 9th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours
Current season

FC Braşov is a professional football club based in the city of Braşov, Romania. Their jersey colours are yellow and black. The team was formed in 1937 and made their initial appearance in the top division in 1957; one of their first successes was winning the Balkans Cup in 1960. Although they have never won the championship, they have participated in the UEFA Cup, most recently in 2001 when they defeated FC MIKA of Armenia before falling to Inter Milan of Italy.After having an unsuccessful season during 2004-2005 (finishing 15th out of 16 teams), they were relegated and played in Divizia B for 2005-2006. The team barely missed qualifying for the promotion playoff round, finishing 3rd place in Seria 1, a single point behind neighbouring team Forex Braşov. On 23 April 2008, the team achieved promotion to Liga I for the 2008-09 season.

Originally called U.A.B., the team has been known by its present name since 1990. They were also known as "Steagul Roşu Braşov" during 1960s and 1970s.

The team finished on the 9th position in Liga I, season 2008-2009.

Contents 1 Stadium 2 Current squad 3 Management 3.1 Administrative management 3.2 Technical management 4 Fans 5 External links

[edit] Stadium

The team currently plays its home matches at Tineretului Stadium, but from 2010 it will play at the new Municipal Stadium (Braşov Arena).

[edit] Current squad

As of 29 June 2009, according to combined sources on the official website

No. Position Player 1 GK Dănuţ Coman 2 DF Rui Duarte 3 DF Ezequias 4 DF Octavian Abrudan 7 MF Cătălin Munteanu 9 FW Attila Hadnagy 10 MF Robert Ilyes (captain) 12 DF Cristian Ionescu 13 GK Gabriel Kajcsa 14 MF Mihai Roman 15 DF Cristian Oroş 17 FW Cătălin Dedu 18 MF Marian Cristescu

No. Position Player 19 DF Bogdan Nicolae 20 DF Ionuţ Voicu 21 FW Sabrin Sburlea 23 DF Nicolae Constantin 25 MF Adrian Senin 26 MF Alexandru Mateiu 27 MF Marius Măldărăşanu ---- DF Şerban Moraru ---- FW Dorel Zaharia ---- FW Alexandru Bălţoi ---- MF Mihăita Chipciu ---- FW Ionut Vasiliu ---- MF Nicolae Grigore

[edit] Management

[edit] Administrative management

• Ioan Neculaie - Chairman
• Dinu Gheorghe - Executive Director
• Gabriel Mirceoiu - Competition Manager
• Adrian Szabo - Kids and Junior Center Chief
• Paul Miron - Economic Director
• Claudiu Kovacs - Marketing Director
• Adi Marica - Speaker

[edit] Technical management

• No Manager Yet
• Daniel Isaila - Second Manager
• Dragos Petre - Second Manager
• Andrei Şanta - Goalkeeper Trainer
• Laurian Taus - Medic
• Gheorghe Popa - Medic
• Nae Cristian - Massagist
• Leonard Silişteanu - Massagist
• Nicuşor Vulpe - Store Keeper
• Diego Longo - Athletic Trainer

[edit] Fans

The F.C. Braşov Ultras are called "Flank Ultra 98".

[edit] External links

• (Romanian) Official Website
• (Romanian) Brasov Fans Website
• (Romanian) FC Brasov Fansite

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